LORETTA SWIT | 84

Loretta Swit started in the business at the age of 30. However, she only reached the height of her career years later, when she joined the hit television series M*A*S*H*, playing Major Margaret Hot Lips¡ Houlihan. Her time on the show was the highlight of her career. Her performance also earned her two Emmy Awards. Swit began her career by touring with the national company Any Wednesday, starring Gardner McKay, in 1967. She then portrayed one of the Pigeon sisters opposite Ernest Borgnine and Don Rickles in a production of The Odd Couple.

Aside from acting, Loretta also tried writing. She published two books in 1986 and 2017, including SwitHeart: The Watercolour Artistry & Animal Activism of Loretta Swit. She has mostly retired from acting, but she made a brief exception in 2019 to do the film Play the Flute. Her $4 million net worth probably means she will never experience bankruptcy as long as she has good money management skills.